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Xiaomi's iPad Pro competitor lands in Europe alongside Mi Band 6 NFC
Alongside the Xiaomi 11T series, Xiaomi today also unveiled the Mi Pad 5 and Mi Smart Band 6 NFC for European markets
Alongside the Xiaomi 11T series, Xiaomi today unveiled the Mi Pad 5 and Mi Band 6 NFC for the European markets. Originally launched in China last month, the Mi Pad 5 marks the return of Xiaomi to the tablet segment. The latest tablet from the Chinese company takes on the likes of iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus with the combination of premium design, powerful hardware, and an affordable price tag.
Xiaomi takes on iPad Pro with a trio of high-end Android tablets
Xiaomi's new Mi Pad 5 lineup offers a 11-inch 2.5K 120Hz display, Snapdragon 8-series SoC, stylus support, up to 67W fast charging and more.
After nearly a three-year hiatus, Xiaomi is making a comeback to the Android tablet space with the launch of the new Mi Pad 5 series. Xiaomi today unveiled a trio of high-end Android tablets in its home country China. The new tablet lineup consists of the Mi Pad 5, Mi Pad Pro, and Mi Pad Pro 5G. All three tablets offer a premium design, a Snapdragon 8-series chipset, stylus support, and a large high refresh rate display with Dolby Vision support.
POCO X3 Pro launches in India as a spiritual successor to the original POCO F1
POCO has just launched the POCO X3 Pro in India, featuring a 6.67-inch 120Hz display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SoC, four cameras and more.
After launching the POCO X3 Pro and POCO F3 globally last week, POCO is now bringing the POCO X3 Pro to the Indian shores. The earlier models in the series, the POCO X2 and POCO X3 have been quite popular in the mid-range space and the company is hoping to repeat the same magic with the latest entry in the POCO X series. Though the POCO X3 Pro may seem like just a carbon copy of the POCO X3 from the outside, it packs much more powerful hardware on the inside. POCO is positioning the POCO X3 Pro as a spiritual successor to the OG POCO F1 and as far as raw hardware and pricing are concerned, it does appear to be a fitting "successor", packing the powerful Snapdragon 860 SoC, much faster UFS 3.1 flash storage, a 12oHz display and more.
The POCO X3 Pro reminds me of a 2019 flagship, and that's not a bad thing
The POCO X3 Pro takes the POCO X3 NFC, a pretty good phone, and improves upon it with a better processor and more! Read our review!
The POCO X3 NFC made waves in the latter half of 2020 when it offered something that much of the competition could not -- powerful mid-range specs and a 120Hz display all at a low price. In Europe, you could pick it up for around €200 at launch, and I have personally recommended it to a number of friends after I spent some time with the device. The Snapdragon 732G that powered it was found in much more expensive mid-range smartphones like the Google Pixel 4a. Just when you thought POCO couldn't do it again, the POCO X3 Pro is launched, and it aims to do everything that its predecessor could do - with a whole lot more on top.
Xiaomi's POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro offer sub-flagship specs at an affordable price
Xiaomi has just taken the wraps off the POCO F3 and POCO X3 Pro, two new members of their lineup touting Snapdragon 800-series chipsets.
We’re all old enough to remember POCO’s very first device, the POCO F1, in 2018. The POCO F1 made a lot of headlines back in the day, featuring a flagship-grade SoC, the Snapdragon 845, at a price tag that challenged mid-range devices with much slower internals. That phone was considered a one-off until POCO's brand relaunch in 2020, this time with a lot more phones with different specifications and pricing.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 855 from 2019
The Snapdragon 860 has been quietly launched by Qualcomm, improving over the older Snapdragon 855's design. Check it out!
Qualcomm's Snapdragon naming has become somewhat convoluted in recent years. While the company tends to release multiple chipsets under the 400-series, 600-series, and 700-series every year, they have so far stuck to one golden rule: the 800-series only sees one flagship-grade release per year, with maybe a minor revision towards the second part of the year. 2021 saw a minor change to this strategy: while their 2021 flagship SoC is the Snapdragon 888, they also introduced a Snapdragon 870, a refreshed, higher-clocked version of the Snapdragon 865/865+, meant for cheaper devices. Qualcomm is further continuing this new strategy with a new member of the family: the Snapdragon 860.
POCO X3 Pro passes through certification websites
POCO is reportedly working on a 'Pro' variant of the POCO X3 from last year and the device has recently been spotted on various certification websites.
Early last month, POCO shared a short video on Twitter recapping its progress in 2020 and teasing what's to come in 2021. In the video, the text "The F2" popped up briefly, which led many to believe that the company was planning on launching the POCO F2 this year. While the company is yet to release any information about the device, another upcoming POCO phone has now been spotted on various certification websites. Although the certification listings don't reveal much about this device, we have confirmed that it will be called the POCO X3 Pro.
Realme X7 Pro Player Edition rumored to be the first phone with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SoC
The upcoming Realme X7 Pro Player Edition is rumored to be the first device to feature Qualcomm's yet unannounced Snapdragon 860 chipset.
Realme is expected to debut the new Realme X7 series in China early next month. The new smartphone lineup from the company is rumored to include three devices — the Realme X7, Realme X7 Pro, and Realme X7 Pro "Player Edition". Out of the three devices, the Realme X7 has been spotted on Geekbench, featuring MediaTek's Dimensity 720 chipset and 8GB of RAM. The device has also been spotted in a certification listing with the model number RMX2176, which includes a couple of images that give us a good look at its design.